The global competition for technology talent is intensifying. Across the US and Europe, organisations are facing longer hiring cycles, rising costs and persistent shortages in experienced software engineers. Research from firms such as Gartner and McKinsey1 continues to highlight the same challenge: demand for digital skills is growing faster than supply. As a result, companies…
Six years ago, the Director-General of the World Health Organization sounded the highest global alarm available under international law at the time, declaring the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease (later known as COVID-19) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). While the PHEIC was declared over in May 2023, the impact of COVID-19…
Mr Suzman says the setback shouldn’t be permanent and lays out a roadmap to reclaim momentum and accelerate progress through 2045, even amid significant financial constraints globally. Today, Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman released his 2026 Annual Letter, The Road to 2045, warning that the recent reversal in global health progress raises urgent moral choices…
Seattle — Mark Suzman has warned that recent reversals in global health progress pose urgent moral choices but insisted the setback need not be permanent, outlining a 20-year roadmap to reclaim momentum and accelerate gains through 2045–even amid severe global financial constraints. In his 2026 Annual Letter, The Road to 2045, released on Tuesday, the…
NIL Africa receives dual Cisco awards, announces global expansion of Project 525. NIL Africa has been recognised with two awards at the Cisco Partner Summit 2025, underscoring its role as a Cisco Platinum Learning Partner delivering high-impact certification training and mentorship across Africa and international markets. Learning Partner of the Year 2025 – MEA, TRC…
American streamer IShowSpeed has completed a 28-day livestream tour across Africa that reached millions of viewers and shifted how global audiences engage with the continent. Branded Speed Does Africa, the trip ran from late December 2025 to January 27, 2026, covering 20 countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, and Namibia….
The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration – a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on inauguration day of his second term declaring that he was doing so. He first stated his intention to do so during his first term…
Modi’s government presents annual budget, focusing on sustaining growth despite volatile financial markets and trade uncertainty. Published On 1 Feb 20261 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has unveiled its annual budget, aiming for steady growth in an uncertain global economy rocked by recent…
The suspects were arrested on Tuesday in Johannesburg. (Image source: SAPS) A group of suspected international online scammers was apprehended yesterday by a multi-agency global law-enforcement task team led by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The arrests come amid warnings from local cyber security experts of a rise in…
As artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital connectivity continue to reshape economies worldwide, the reliability and governance of digital infrastructure have become matters of global importance. Behind the rapid expansion of these systems lies an extensive ecosystem of standards bodies, research review panels and international forums tasked with guiding how emerging technologies are deployed, evaluated…
